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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-16

was in her trunk-vaseS and trinkets of
one sort and another. l have been to
meet friends that way before, and have
once been among the arrivals. but how
different were the scenes then from this!
Then there were men to do the inspect
ing, courteous, respectful, oDliging men.
They just gave little poke or two and
flung up a corner here or there and
chalked the boxes ''all right" But
here, under the rule of these women,
everything was pulled out and tossed
around and shaken, and every lady was
not only suspected, but actually made
to pay. / am certain not one got through.
l could see their Mortified faces looking
on with alarm at the dozen official Paul
Prys who were diving in their trunks
shoulder deep.
The climax was reached when Eloise
was asked to step into the little room at
the head of the dock, and when, in ten
minutes, she sent for me, / found her
wasted to half her previous dimensions,
sadly buttOning up her dress. The skirt
of it fell against her limbs and trailed
on the floor behind. She told me she
had literally only one white skirt on.
She hOarsely babe me get her cab and
see to things, for she could not let her
self be seen. Every one of the trifles
found on her had been cOnfiscated, she
had been robbed of sS7 for duty on what
was in her trunk, and her whole sum-
mer in Europe had been rendered worse
than dream, 4 perfect mOckery.
CLARA BELLE,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-16

matters arose, such as obstacles put in
the way of introducing improvements,
the making of restrictive regulations
and the like. These might be credited
to nothing more than bad Judgment on
the part of the management, but when
costly rifles were surreptitiOuSly ruined
by putting ScrewdriverS into the bores
and twisting them around, or by shoot
ing nails through them, the owners of
the guns began to lose confidence in
CreedmOOr as resort for gentlemen.
scores began to be questioned, and it
was agreed among many of those who
shot for love of the sport that in the
hands of some men the lead pencil was
mightier than the rifle. Wherefore they
turned their backs upon CreedmoOr and
left it to few mug-hunters and the
National guard. The latter continue to
shoot there because they are ordered to
and haven't any choice.
''There was time when man could
not get through the gate at Creedmoor
without ticket. Now the gate is left
wide open. When / got there nobody
stopped me at the gate to ask for ticket
or money. If l remember right, the
gate was taken away altogether. l
walked in and went to the hotel. A boy
L
bite to eat and went into the lunch room.
Nobody there. l found a man in
the kitchen and got sandwich from
him. Then l walked out to the old
long-range firing point. Not soul
there. Eight or ten men were down at
the 500-yard range, and l went there.
They were all in uniform except two,
and one of those was a militia officer
and the other reporter from Massachu-
sets. Three men were lying upon the
ground shooting Of the others, two
were scorers; one was watching the tar
gets through telescope, and the rest
were officers detailed to boss the job.
One of the shooters was the eX-
ecutive officer who had charge of
all the matches. There wasn't enough
driving away ennui by shooting a gun
in pool match. Then / saw a man in
fatigue uniform, who looked as though
he were fatigued, too, coming down the
range. He was dragging a little cart
behind him, and in the cart were his
rifle, ammunition case, cleaning tools and
all the little things that markSman
finds handy. He went toward the quar-
tiers of the statistical officer, and as it
was lonesome at the 5O0-yard range
followed him. He was w. M. Parrow,
one of the few old-timers who have not
become entirely discouraged. l don't
suppose he would have been there if he
hadn't wanted to try some experiments
with new rifle. 1t was one he had
made himself, and the simplicity of its
action was admirable. Improvements
i'm rifles are being made all the time,
and the tendency everywhere is to
small bOres. In Europe the armies
are being equipped with so
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-16

wanted to used his rife as an effective
weapon and loaded his own shells with
good powder, was disqualified and court
martialed. But finally it became Gus
tOmary for riflemen to load their shells,
and they made such improvements that
manufacturers were forced to learn from
them and turn out cartridges fit to be
fired. The first field glass used on the
range to watch the effect OF shots
elected howl of denunciatiOn, and the
man who introduced it got volumes of
abuse. Now there is telescope at each
firing point. These and many similar
improvements had to be recognized and
adopted, because the crack shots, who
were not restricted as were the military
markSmen in the use of materials,
showed invariably so much better scores
that the militiamen could not compare
with Them and it was evident beyond
argument that most of the better re-
suits were due to better materials and
methods.
To the general public the interest in
CreedmOOr was due perhaps largely to
the picturesque features of the contests.
1t was striking novelty to see men
shooting at a nearly invisible target,
and in so doing, getting into all kinds of
awkward, uncOuth attitudes. The men
who made bulls eye at 1000 yards re-
ceived as much credit for his effort on
account of lying fiat on his stomach as
he did for his faultleSS aim. And on
the other hand, he who missed at the
same distance had sympathy mixed
maybe with condemnation because he
lay on his back and rested the muzzle of
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-16

f1ower-like colors and Strewn with the
clusters, garlands and bouquets of
flowers, such silks as PampadOur de-
lighted to wear and Vatican delighted
to paint. There are exquisite pale pink
satins Strewn with clusters of Marechal
Neil buds and dotted at intervals with
single flowers in dark velvet. Metallic
effects are also shown again in this sea-
sons importation of silks
The first thing one notices in the pre-
vailing fashions is that the trimming of
hats and bonnets has begun to travel
rapidly from the front to the back. Most
of the new hats are turned Smartly up
at the back or at the side, well away
from the front, and trimmed accord
ingly with bows and quilts. Bonnets
have the trimming set back on the
crown, and, in spite of prophecies to
the contrary, are not whit lower than
they were last season. An infinite num-
Der of short jetted wraps. tied in at the
waist, and ending in long points in front,
are worn, and the ubiquitous covert
coat holds its own. though, in justice, it
must be owned that it is not quite so
prevalent as a year ago.
NO ONE EVER KNEW ME
To write about politics, and no one ever
will; but | cannot help rising to remark
that another summer like this will do
more to injure the chances of the party
i'll power than any politician or any
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-16
THE LONE RIFLEMAN OF 'S7.

IHE hlFl.EMAN OF %.
his gun OH his toes. But after few
contests the novelty of the method was
of not greater interest than the sport it
selves with the difficulties of long range
shooting; they believed they understood
its peculiarities,a and they talked learned
ly about it as they do now about balloon
jibS and rocker keelS.
The obvious reason for the neglect OF
CreedmOOr by the public is the lack of
contestants. Why there are no contest
ants may be attributed to different
causes by different persons. The old
time ritiemen have very decided way
of speaking of it. One of them, who
had strayed down to Creedmoor at the
recent meeting, said:
''CreedmOOr'S first misfortune was
being located on the line of Long
miles from Long Island City, but as the
railroad was managed few years agOit
was more than forty. A visitor might
get down there in an hour or two. but if
there was a crowd at the range he might
not get back for day or two. AT the
first of the big international shoots, at
least 10000 persons were on the range.
The crowds stood there all day long,
watching the lOng-range men twist
themselves into grOtesque attitudes and
make bullseyes. 1t was dry picnic,
for there was not even drop of water
on the grounds. At night it was found
that no arrangements had been made
for transporting that crowd back to the
city. The trains were damned and the
road blocked, aud many spent the whole
night in the cars. Others got out and
walked; and they reached home first.
s'But riflemen would not he diScOur-
aged by this alone. Other more serious
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-16
THE BELL OF JUSTICE.

Once on time an upright king
Hung in the market-place a bell,
Which all who were oppressed might ring,
And thus their wrongs and sorrows tell;
Receive the justice which they needed.
And all the rights the law conceded.
Now when, with constant calls and time,
The rope had nearly worn away,
They tied the tendril of a vine
To stop the progress Of decay,
And give to all who might require
That justice which should ne'er expire.
One day poor old wretched horse,
Deserted in declining age,
Had munched and pulled the hanging vine,
Attempting hunger to assuage;
And ringing thus the justice bell,
Proclaimed the wrongs he could not tell.
Before the king the courtiers brought
The hungry and neglected steed;
He ruled his owner should be sought
And forced to keep him in his need
Thus justice should protect the least
And reign alike DER man and beast.
Atlanta Constitution.
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CREEDMooR IN 1876.

slant incentive to doing the best pos
sible, and to seeking out the most
feasible. methods of attaining the
best Individual results. In rife
shooting this tendency leads
to the Improvement of every
thing connected with firing a gun, and
in this way the government itself reaps
an invaluable advantage; for not only
are the defects of existing guns plainly
shown, but the demands of expert sports
have to be met by manufacturers, and
better weapons are therefore made
available for the government in case OF
need. Creedmoor has been remarkably
productive in matters of this kind. For
instance, in the beginning of the history
of the range, there was a state regula-
ton that in military only state ammuni-
ton should be used, and the national
guard arsenals were filled with cart
ridges fit only to be exploded on the
Fourth Of July. A militiaman who
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-16

calibre repeaters of tremendous
power and range, but New York state
clings to its clumsy 50-caliber single
leaders, and the regular army is kept
packing the old latch black converted
musket around and swearing that it is
the greatest gun ever invented. Ii
CreedmOOr were what it used to be you
would see some of the crack shots ex-
perimenting with the new rifles and am
munitiOn that are revOlutioniZing infan-
try ornaments in the old world.
LAS l followed the man with the cart
I heard the fierce scream of the bullets
rushing through the air. The music
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-16

spend day at Creedmoor just to en-
courage revolver practice and show the
association that its slight recognition
of their favorite sport was
appreciated. They were not
after prizes at all. 1t was an encourag-
ing sign, though l fear the kick that
subsequently ensued over some palpa-
bly, crooked scoring may keep the revol-
yer shooters away next year. The only
hope for the place is in reorganization
of the association that controls it. An
international match would revive inter-
est, but the rife men on the other side
ore not SO well pleased with their for
mer experiences that they will be likely
to come over here again to shoot at
Creedmoor. If reform is not achieved
soon, another range may be opened at a
more accessible point, and then the men
who love to shoot rifle will come to the
front and in the decline of Creedmoor
the sport will itself find its place where
it belongs among the most fascinating
and scientific of recreations.
FRANKLIN FILE.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-16

trimming finished the garment on the
edge. Another cloak in the long shape
which will be preferred this winter for
handsome Over-garmentS of black plush
and bOrdered on the edge with palm
leaves of India camelS hair, giving an
air of oriental luxury to the wrap; wide
bands of coque's plumes completee the
garment. Much admiration was awarded
a large open cloak of white camSl'S
hair and gilt, trimmed with lambs wool.
One of
THE HANDSOMEST OF OUR ACTRESSES
Is wearing, in a mimic ball scene,
dark blue rich velvet gown, deliberately
trimmed with Russian sable, presenting
a striking picture when she makes her
entrance in the second act of the play.
Her ball toilet in the last act is another
gorgeous gown with long court train
of yellow satin with raised ruby velvet
roses over petticoat OF short skirt lit
orally covered with ropes and embroid-
cred designs of pearls. She has the
long slender waist that is called the
princess of Wales figure" in England,
and her head sits on shoulders that
would fill the soul of painter or Sculp-
tor with delight. in the same stately yet
sweet manner as that of the Princess
Alexandra. A season of silk and lace
is predicted. and it is believed that silk
in satin MORE and crepe effects will SUI
persede velvet and the heavier fabrics
which have been used for dinner and
ball dresses. Satin brocatelles are a
satin with heavy raised figures like the
brOcatelle used in handsome upholstery
These Satins are similar to tapestry in
pattern.
CLUSTERS OF FLOWERS
and running patterns in heavy Cluny
lace effect figure the delicate tinted
ground of pale porcelain blue, Dubarry
rose color or natural drab or gray. These
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sounded familiar, but I missed the
''chug" of lead on iron plates. They
were using canvass targets, and that
was about the only improvement | saw.
Canvass is better than iron for several
reasons. There is no splashing of lead
on canvas, and if the marker happens to
have his trap up he runs no risk of hav-
ing an eye put out by flying
fragments. The bullet goes through,
leaving a mark no bigger than
itself. On an iron plate the bullet
spreads and spatters to more than
twice its original diameter, and shot
that would not cut within quarter of
an inch of the black counts bullseye
by the splash. The canvas target
makes scoring finer, and the shooting
must be better to equal scores made Oh
the iron plates. Il went way over to
the short range, where | saw some men
under a tent. They were revolver
shooters trying to make scores in gale
of wind. The association had included
revolver match in the events of the
meeting, but apparently had not recog-
niZed the growing popularity OF prac-
tice with the small arm and had done
very little to encourage it. The prizes
were no attraction, and the men who
were there had taken the trouble to
travel over Long Island railroad and
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-16

bow being bent very much outward, and
the hand from the wrist is feebly
wagged as if the acme of feebleness had
been aeached. The great adept at this
new handshake is Marion Story,a prom
inent member of the Knickerbocker
club, and he has the new fashionable
broken-arm hand-grasp to perfection.
Berry Wall has it to Slight degree, but
with time, care and hard work he will
the New Y Ork Journal.
The young ladies at Newport this
year have been so struck with the new
method, as adopted by Messrs. Julian
Potter, Louis Howard, Brockholst Cut
ting and several others, that they have
universally agreed to adopt it, and for
the present the ''haW-haw'' style will
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-16
Have You a Friend?

One who lives in the East, or South,
or in Europe, or who has gone to Cali
fOrnia for time?
To such friend you cannot send
more acceptable present than the SUN
DAY GLOBE. 1t will be sent from this
office postpaid for one year for SO, or
six months for 81.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-16
FIELD, MAILER { CO.
Cloak and Shawl
DEPARTMENT..

Our PLUSH SACQUES and MANTLES are unequaled, and
the variety of styles and prices the largest
Shown We can give elegant SEAL PLUSH SACQUE,
nicely finished with quilted satin lining four seal
ments AZ inches long, $685. $780, S4 $40 S4 $50 and $780,
and special fine quality of SEAL PLUSH SACQUE with real
seaskn facings made exactly like seal saeque for $685.
Also just received large variety of new ULSTERS NEW
MARKETS and JACKETS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-16

met on Fifth avenue. Ihey were fatner
and daughter He was out for tlirtatious
purposes. and he knew that she knew
it. Il say, papa" said the girl, as she
greeted the old chappie. does mamma
know you're Out-On the tiirt?"
Curious how W II women ap-
pear when showing off, while
men never do. The street cos
tunes of October are exhibits i'll
themselves. They range from grave to
galluS, but they are all worth picturing.
Some of the garments are positively
new. Elegant wraps already begin to
appear.
A HANDSOME ONE SEEN YESTERDAY
was the new Russian cloak shape. long
enough to reach to the foot of the dress.
1t was composed of dark brown plush,
with figured stripes of steel gray. The
loose fronts were finished with cape
sleeves edged with pendant fringe of
beads in brown and steel. and the back
of the garment was fitted smoothly and
gracefully over the tOurnure. A rich
French cloak of crimson plush was
trimmed with a broad band of black pas
sementerie, extending from the Shout
ders to the edge of the garment back
and front; ruches of ostrich feather
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-16
"HOWDY, NE B0Y!"
The Latest Idiotic Fashion Imported to
America by Anglomaniacs.
THE PUMP-HANDLE SHAKE.
A Style of Handshaking Which Silly
Swells and Driveling Dudes
Have Adopted.

LMOST everybody
has been out of town
of late, and on first
arrival a good deal
of hand S h a k i n g
takes place. The
latest "r a C k e to
among the Anglo
maniacS is as absurd
as it is idiotic. The
body is bent for
ward and the feet
kept a little apart.
The right hand is
extended sideways
from the shoulder,
- - -1 Al. II
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-16
What Do You Think of This?

Pioneer Press.
Probably the best pictures of President
Cleveland and his wife ever printed in
daily paper are the reproductions of the
famous Puck cartoons on the first page this
morning.
Could any one compare them with
those printed in the GLOBE without
laughing?
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-16

ECAY is marked
upon the face of
CreedmOor, once the
most famous rifle
range in the country.
1t has, for one rea-
son or another, be-
come neglected.
Time was when the
mention of the place
was enough to
arouse the enthuSi-
asm of every rife
man in America,
and set trigger-fin-
gers twitching from
one emu OF the land
to the other. That
it is different to-day
is certainly not Ow-
ing to any lack of in
terest in the sport,
'nOr to any physica!
CONFUSION that has
spoiled the moor for
shooting over, nor
to the rise in pOpu-
larity of a rival
range If stands to-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-16
~ Say, Papa, Does Mamma
Know You're Out--On
the FIirt?"
Clara Belle Tells About Some
Admirable Suits for Bright
October Days.
Sure Tips for Fashionable
Wor1en---Rows Over Fair
Smugglers.

YORK. Oct. Is, ISL
E WAS fifty, but a
dandy for all that. His
hat was a private
model. That is the
SWEETEST thing that a
New Yorker can do
have his tiles con-
Structed on AZ Origi-
nal. individual block.
1t is characteristic of
the middle-aged dude.
His suit was a sight in
stripes, and he wore a
glass in one eye. The
girl was a darling of
twenty, in such a stiff
brim hat as only a
young and pretty girl
can stand. Her cos
tune was a model of
neatness. These two
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-16
INCLINED TO LAUGH.

1t was when the lid of her biggest
trunk flew up and the tray taken off and
the box of cigars was to be seen all
ready for the inspector. Dear me! They
were lost Oh that saucy woman, who
actually put them on her list as dutiable.
She found heap of other things that
my unfortunate friend declared must be
paid for-so many that Elolse had to
take Ss7 out of her pocket just for what
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-16
No Longer Known as the Most
Famous Rifle Range In
the Country.
Striking Changes From the
Times When Great Con-
tests Agitated All.
An 0Id-Time Rifleman Tells
Why This Blight Has
Fallen Upon 1t.
Rifle Shooting, Once More Pop
ular Than Base Ball, Has
Been Abandoned.

Special Letter to the globe.
NEW Y0RK Oct "a
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-08-24
THE LEAGUE IN AMERICA,
Interview with the Treasurer, Rev. Charles
Reilly, of Detroit.

| Interview with the Treasurer, Rev. Charlie,
Reilly, of Detroit.
DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 22.-Rev. Charlie!
Reilly, d. D., treasurer of the Irish Ma
tional league of America, was seen Friday
afternoon in relation to the proclamation.
He said: II am free to say that I do not re
gard it with serious apprehension, inasmuch
as it is only what we have for a considerable
time expected. We are not, therefore, taken
by surprise. Of course, I am Just now un-
able to say in what manner it will be met by
the home organization, by the leaders on the
other side of the water, but I am entirely
confident that they have not been caught
without well-matured plan to fall back ON.
You may be very sure that they will soon
disclose the most effective tactics,n
"What effect will the present state of
things abroad have upon the league In Amer
ica9"
GAS to that" replied the doctor, with con-
fident smile, 1--WE shall conform our tactics to
those of our friends at home. I do not hesi-
tate to say that these will be disclosed in q
few days"
sWhat shall you do with the funds now in
your official custodyp
ooh, it goes without saying that shall not
oo ~ OoC1O VI StIlSlIllo ally HlOuoy 10 U6 S6lZoQ
by the English government at least shall
not do it publioly-bpt ! am informed that
the funds already over there have been
placed beyond harms reach In anticipation
of the very action that the government has
taken"
"What do you think will be the general
sentiment toward the government because Of
the stepp
well, in the first place, we have the will
ing ear of the world-a fact which is largely
attributable to the influence of the press in
America, The English democracy will be
stiffened, and the Irish will accept It with
that nonchalance which has characterized
their re,feption of much more serious threats,
After all, the proclamation is not much of q
bugbear. To be sJIfo it Is 4ssather twist in
the process Of tightening the stps,crs, but the
more that sort of thing is done the sooner
will Ireland reach the eminence of hartvr.
dom, After that there is only one astep To
freedom, for the world will step in dnd de-
mand fair play. That feeling has ALREADY
taken root even in England -
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-08-24
Big Time at Beaver Dam. wis

. BEAVER DAM, Wis, Aug. 22.-Friday was
the orowning day of the week in the Second
regiment camp Governor Rusk and Lieu
tenant Governor Riland came in and were
escorted through the principal streets of the
town. The governor was accompanied by
Attorney Peterson and Philip Cheek, and he
found State Treasurer Harshaw and Gen.
Estabrook already here. With the latter
were Gen. George G, ainty, Of Chippewa
Falls Surgeon General Palmer, of James
vile, Col. Charles King and Col w. S.
Stanley, of Milwaukee. Governor Rusk and
staff reviewed the regiment in the afternoon
and held public reception in the evening